“There was a confrontation between the two women and the armed officers,” a resident claiming to be a witness said.”The women had been following the officers in protest because their brew had been poured out.

“At this point, the officers shot several bullets in the air, one hit a wall, one hit the boy and another narrowly missed a resident,” the resident said.

It was not possible to confirm this account.

The officers are based at Maziwa Police Post.

There were claims that the women had argued with the officers after they failed to give bribes to allow their business to continue, hence, the confiscation and destruction of their livelihood.

Nairobi regional police commander Phillip Ndolo confirmed that the two officers are in custody in connection with the shooting as the DCI and Ipoa probe the matter.

The couple is demanding the officers be prosecuted.

Ndolo dismissed the claims that the officers were collecting bribes from the chang’aa dens.